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On World Poetry Day, actor Siddhant Chaturvedi recalls writing his first poem at 15. It was his own version of Daffodils by ...

Delmarko, Sabine. Two lives . one struggle: Jigsaw puzzles of hyphenated identities in Richard Rodriguez's "Hunger of Memory. The education of Richard Rodriguez" and Joy Kogawa's "Obasan", 2000.

NPR readers of different belief systems share the poignant rituals that make them feel close to their spirituality. For some, ...

I’ve come to realize that when we lose the ability to communicate fully in words, the other ways we connect—through actions, ...

In the Ancient Greek epic poem "The Odyssey," Odysseus' men strap him to the mast of the ship so he could hear the sirens' ...

NPR's Scott Simon talks with John Himmelman about his new collection of illustrated poems for children, "The Boy Who Lived in a Shell: Snippets for Wandering Minds." ...

“Kanye West is not Picasso / I am Picasso / Kanye West is not Edison / I am Edison / I am Tesla / Jay-Z is not the Dylan of anything / I am the Dylan of anything / I am the Kanye West of Kanye West,” ...

DEAR ABBY: While doing some house cleaning, I came across a column of yours that I had clipped and tucked away. On one of the ...

Proceeds from his published works benefit the local charity that he started in 1999, the Family Needs Fund, which offers ...

What am I missing? I realize coffee shop workers aren’t rich, but my job doesn’t pay extravagant wages, either. I tip more when I consume my drink in the shop, or when I pose some kind of ...

Asked by Sky News' lead world news presenter Yalda Hakim about his previous comments that he could resign in the event that his country becomes a NATO member, he said: "I am exchangeable for NATO." ...